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List of Chaco War firearms

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This is a list of firearms used in the Chaco War. The Chaco War was fought from 1932-1935 between Bolivia and Paraguay over control of the northern part of the Gran Chaco region (known as Chaco Boreal) of South America, which was thought to be rich in oil.

Many Bolivian weapons were captured by the Paraguayans.

A Vickers machine gun in Paraguayan service.

Pistols

Rifles

  • Argentine Mauser Model 1891 (also known as Modelo 1895):[6] bought by Bolivia;[3]
  • Argentine Mauser Model 1909: some covertly supplied to Paraguay;[7]
  • FN Model 30: bought by both sides;[1]
  • Haenel Model 1909 carbine: bought by Paraguay;[3]
  • Lee–Metford: in Paraguayan service since 1904;[8]
  • Mauser Model 1895 (Mauser Modelo Chileno): used by Paraguay;[8][9]
  • Mauser Model 1907: acquired by both Bolivia and Paraguay;[3]
  • Mauser Standardmodell rifle: supplied to both sides;[10]
  • Oviedo Model 1927: Spanish low-quality copy of the Mauser Model 1907 produced for Paraguay;[11]
  • Oerlikon SSG36: antitank rifle bought by Bolivia;[12]
  • Vetterli M1870/87/15: Bought by Paraguay[2]
  • vz. 24: bought in large numbers by Bolivia,[1] many captured by the Paraguayans;[13]
  • vz. 33: used by Paraguay.[9][14]

Submachine guns

  • Vollmer VMP-30: bought by Bolivia, small amounts bought by Paraguay [15] before the war and captured during it;[8]
  • Bergmann MP18: bought by Bolivia[15]
  • Bergmann/Haenel MP 28.II: bought by Bolivia, small amounts bought [15] and captured by Paraguay;[8][16]
  • Bergmann MP35: bought by Bolivia.[3][15] There may be a confusion with the similar-looking MP 28;[8]
  • Sig Model 1920: Bought by Bolivia, some captured by Paraguay[17]
  • Steyr Solothurn S1-100: bought by Bolivia, some captured by Paraguay;[8]
  • Suomi KP/-26 and KP/-31: imported by Bolivia,[15] in small numbers;[8]
  • Thompson submachine gun: dubious claim that a few have been imported by Paraguay,[8] other sources explain some were bought by Bolivia[15]

Machine guns

See also

  • Aerial operations in the Chaco War
  • Tank warfare in the Chaco War

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 de Quesada 2011, p. 23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "La guerra del Chaco: the bloodiest Latin American war of the 20th century: Part I. - Free Online Library". https://www.thefreelibrary.com/La+guerra+del+Chaco:+the+bloodiest+Latin+American+war+of+the+20th...-a0371284356. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Huon 2013.
  4. ↑ de Quesada 2011, p. 18.
  5. ↑ de Quesada 2011, p. 44.
  6. ↑ Ball 2011, p. 57.
  7. ↑ Ball 2011, p. 12.
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 de Quesada 2011, p. 24.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ball 2011, p. 275.
  10. ↑ Ball 2011, p. 200.
  11. ↑ Ball 2011, pp. 273–275.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 de Quesada 2011, p. 33.
  13. ↑ Ball 2011, p. 116.
  14. ↑ Ball 2011, p. 278.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 Scarlata 2014.
  16. ↑ de Quesada 2011, p. 47.
  17. ↑ "SIG Bergmann Model 1920 submachine gun". https://firearms.96.lt/pages/SIG%20Model%201920.html. 

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